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♂ George Moffat
aliasGeorge Moffat
Record
43942 · 4929

∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
New Brunswick 0 1 1
Total 3 2 5
Birth c. 1810 → 214 years ago
Lived ± 68 years
First mandate 29 November 1870 → 153 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 60 years
Death 13 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 months + 13 days after 31 December 1877
Special notes
None
 
George Moffat (c.1810–1878) 200x284
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ George Moffat (1842–1918) Son  
⊖ Robert Moffat (1844–1887) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 0 30

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph C. Barberie  m 
⊖ Alexander C. DesBrisay  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John McMillan  m 
 		 ⊖ William M. Caldwell  m 
⊖ Archibald McKenzie  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,141 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
30 May 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35647(F) — 24 Dec 2023 07:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±56
CONF
 3/3 272 47.64% -158 Winner:
CONF
 430 75.31% Alexander C. DesBrisay
Eligible: inc. Votes: 659 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
13 March 1868
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18439(F) — 19 Jan 2022 20:39 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
±58
CONS
 2/2 306 46.43% -47 Winner:
LIB
 353 53.57% William M. Caldwell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 644 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
29 November 1870
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18440(F) — 24 Dec 2023 07:44 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±60
CONS
 1/2 411 63.82% +178 Loser:
CONS
 233 36.18% Alexander C. DesBrisay

Service: 1 year 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 762 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18489(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±62
CONS
 1/3 593 77.82% +449 Loser:
IND
 144 18.90% Archibald McKenzie
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 ±63
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18721(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±64
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
31 Dec 1877 ±67
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 3 years 11 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
12 January 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18984(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±68		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. George Haddow

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Moffat, M.P.		 12 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Moffat, député		 12 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Moffat Sr.		 12 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Moffat		 12 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 11:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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